Temporary road closures and traffic signals

Temporary road closures

If you need to temporarily close a road for works to be carried out, you can apply for a Temporary Traffic Regulation Order (TTRO).

While a TTRO is most commonly used to close roads for temporary situations such as roadworks, they can also be used to ban a turning movement or remove parking. In addition, it can be used to temporarily suspend an existing restriction such as suspending a no-entry.

Apply for a Temporary Traffic Regulation Order

Who can apply?

All work promoters who do not use the Electronic Transfer of Notices (EToN) process including:

Anyone working in contract to a utility
Those working under a Section 171 or a Section 50 licence
Any organisation planning an event which involves either having to control or exclude vehicular or pedestrian traffic from the public highway must apply for a TTRO

Turn-around time

Eight weeks advanced notice is required to arrange a TTRO.

This is essential to ensure all the relevant official notifications are completed. You must allow sufficient time for the legal process to be completed.

Fees

Temporary Traffic Regulation Order – £1,572.

Contact us

Email: SouthamptonTMA@balfourbeatty.com
Telephone: 023 8079 8030

Temporary traffic signals

If you are applying to take up part of a road for construction activity and require temporary (portable) traffic signals, you need to apply to us for permission.

Applications must be made at least 10 working days in advance to ensure the proposed works will not be in conflict with any others and so that emergency services can be kept informed.

Who can apply?

All work promoters who do not use the Electronic Transfer of Notices (EToN) process including:

Anyone working in contract to a utility
Those working under a Section 171 or a Section 50 licence

Fees

There is no charge for this application.

Applications

Please feel free to use our temporary signals application to apply to use temporary signals.

Contact us

Email: SouthamptonTMA@balfourbeatty.com
Telephone: 023 8079 8070 or 023 8079 8073